| East Timor at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | TLS |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of East Timor |
| inLondon, United Kingdom 27 July – 12 August 2012 | |
| Competitors | 2in1 sports |
| Flag bearers | Augusto Ramos Soares (opening) Juventina Napoleão (closing) |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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 Individual Olympic Athletes (2000) | |
East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste and officially as the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, competed at the 2012 Summer OlympicsinLondon, held from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's fourth appearance at the Olympics, although it was first appeared as part of the Individual Olympic Athletes. Two marathon runners were selected to the team by wildcard places, without having qualified at any sporting event. East Timor, however, has yet to win its first Olympic medal.
Augusto Ramos Soares and Juventina Napoleão were the only Timorese athletes competing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Soares was coached by Agueda Amaral, one of East Timor's most famous athletes, who represented Timor Leste at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Unlike Amaral, who trained in a refugee camp, Soares trained in Portugal in mid-June earlier that year.[1]
East Timor qualified two runners.[2]
Augusto Ramos Soares represented East Timor at the London Games as the nation's only male track runner. He had not competed at any Olympic games.[3] The men's marathon took place on August 12, with Soares competing against 109 athletes. The East Timorese athlete finished the competition in 2:45:09 and placed 84th out of the 85 finishing competitors, displacing Tsepo RamoneneofLesotho (2:55:54) but falling behind Juan Carlos CardonaofColombia (2:40:13). In comparison, the gold medalist Stephen KiprotichofUganda finished in 2:08:01.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
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| Result | Rank | ||
| Augusto Ramos Soares | Marathon | 2:45:09 | 84 |
Juventina Napoleão represented East Timor at the London Olympics as its only female track athlete. She had not competed at the Olympic games.[5] The race took place on August 5, with Napoleão facing 117 athletes. She finished the race in 3:05:07, placing 106th out of the 107th athletes; she finished ahead of Caitriona JenningsofIreland (3:22:11) and behind Ni Lar SanofMyanmar (3:04:27). In comparison, Tiki Gelana won the gold medal with an Olympic-record-breaking 2:23:07.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
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| Juventina Napoleão | Marathon | 3:05:07 PB | 106 |
